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05/03/2014 03:07:45 AM EDT

"All these, I think, do raise significant questions about how the death penalty is being applied. And this situation in Oklahoma I think just highlights some of the significant problems there." — President Barack Obama on the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate.

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"Though this verdict is large by normal standards, it is hard to view this outcome as much of a victory for Apple. This amount is less than 10 percent of the amount Apple requested and probably doesn't surpass by too much the amount Apple spent litigating this case." — Santa Clara University law professor Brian Love after a California jury awarded the iPhone maker $119 million in a patent battle with Samsung over alleged copying of smartphone features.

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"This will take us a long time to heal. The department is totally focused more on the families involved. This is a tragedy for them. It's totally unexpected." — Trooper Col. James Cockrell after two Alaska State Troopers were shot to death in a remote part of the state.

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been charged with impersonating an officer by using sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line at a fast-food restaurant. Full Story

Sufjan Stevens, "Carrie & Lowell" (Asthmatic Kitty) Plucked strings and pulsing keyboards dominate the distinctive arrangements on Sufjan Stevens' latest album, and in the absence of a rhythm section, they serve to keep time. Full Story